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R.H. - 24 Aug 2005 17:50 GMT

Hi,

I am trying to create a .net windows app with the following properties:

* no windows frame, the app needs to be circular ad partially transparent
* the app can be moved around the screen by clicking and dragging

Anybody have any pointers?

cheers, Roger

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Floyd Burger - 25 Aug 2005 01:18 GMT

www.componentscience.net, look for the ElementsEx library, it has a shaped
form control (and it's free)

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Brendan Green - 25 Aug 2005 01:25 GMT

It's quite simple to do yourself as well.

Set the form border style to none, and enable transparency on the form.

Check msdn.microsoft.com, there was a recent article on how to do this, and
it is piss easy.

> www.componentscience.net, look for the ElementsEx library, it has a shaped
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R.H. - 25 Aug 2005 14:33 GMT

That was very helpful.

I found the article, it's here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dv_vstechart/ht
ml/vbtchshapedwindowsformscontrolsinvisualstudionet.asp

It's as easy as you said it would be. Thank you !!!

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